The court system is underfunded with the result that if you go to court you are likely to have a long wait until your child and/or financial arrangements are decided.
Whilst the chancellor’s recent spring budget disappointed lawyers by only providing limited extra finances for the family justice system, the chancellor said: ” Too many legal cases , pariculary in family law, should never go to court and it would cost us less if they didn’t. So we will spend £170 m to fund non -court resolution, reduce reoffending and digitise the court process”.
So if you would like to avoid court ( non-court resolution), speed up settlement of your family matters, save costs and obtain the free non means tested £500 voucher for mediation, you would benefit from giving a family mediator a call.